luckycharms!
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Hi everyone! I'm really stuck deciding between Cornell and Sinai. Please let me know if you have any advice and/or are able to share your experiences at these schools. I would love to hear your thoughts on where you think my quality of life would be better and where I would be best supported (opportunity wise but also people/faculty wise). Thank you!!
Cornell:
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Cornell:
Pros-
- Students were nice overall
- HSS, MSK, Rockefeller etc. = strong research opportunities and connections
- NYP + clinical rotations at diverse places = strong clinical education
- Subsidized housing in the upper east side
- 6 mons dedicated for research + area of concentration
- Diverse student body (I think?)
Cons-
- Got a great financial aid package but they said it can go down since it's re-evaluated every year (I think it will go down because of a change in family situation recently) --> will probably need to pay more here
- AOA pre-match
- Honors/HP/P/F clinicals so there is ranking then
- Housing situation isn't great (dorms first year and ok apartments afterwards)
- Weekly quizzes/exams, especially on Mondays so barely any weekends esp first year
- I couldn't really get a feel for the vibe during second look but read in other forums that students are typically more stressed?
- Unsure about student support and the help with residency applications
Pros-
- Got a great financial aid package... less than Cornell but they said it won't go down for the 4 years so it might end up being equal or less than Cornell
- Got the vibe that students really do love it here and I felt like I could fit in
- Amazing housing situation (rent is cheaper than Cornell but the apartments are new and spacious)
- Student support seems very good! Ex. admin paid others to put together anki decks for each lecture that students are given to use
- Exams / quizzes on Fridays so weekends are more open
- Innovation + research focus of the health system
Cons-
- Seemed like 50% of their class was early admits through FlexMed so generally less diverse (mostly trad applicants, which means they're closer to my age and that's good for making friends but unsure if a diverse student body is better for my education)
- Recently closed one of their major hospitals
- Saw data about their main hospital being less funded and generally lower in ranking in some areas than other NYC hospitals (NYP etc.)
- Less name prestige I think? Unsure if Cornell opens more doors or helps during residency apps